... which our water can be polluted, but it can be narrowed down to two sources: direct and indirect contaminate sources. Pollutant can also broadly classified into organic, inorganic, radioactive and acid/base. Direct sources are commons sourced such as sewage outfalls from factories, refineries, waste treatment plants, etc. that emit fluids of varying quality directly into our urban water supplies. The ... animals (due to these organisms having bioaccumulated toxin from the environment over their life spans), unbalanced river and lake ecosystems that can no longer support full biological ...

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... to use lakes, oceans and bays as dumping grounds waste, point source pollution will continue as a problem for the Bay. A second way pollution enters the Bay is through precipitation. Whenever rain or snow falls on the ground and picks up contaminants and carries them into streams and rivers that will eventually flow into the Chesapeake Bay. Polluted stormwater runoff has become ... with animal wastes and other fertilizers. One of the largest contributors of farm runoff is the Eastern Shore's chicken industry, which produces around 400,000 tons of chicken manure. When rain falls on the r...

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... biodegradable waste enters a water supply, the waste provides an energy source (organic carbon) for bacteria. Organic carbon is converted to carbon dioxide and water, which can cause atmospheric pollution and acid rain; this form of pollution is far more widespread and problematic than other forms of pollutants, such as radioactive waste. If there is a large supply of organic matter in the water ... ...

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... we've become so dependent on it, and we thrive from it. These fuels are extremely limited, and they can cause pollution and things like global warming, air pollution, and acid rain. We are acquainted to using fossil fuels as our primary source of energy. Fossil fuels are burned every day in order to create energy, and this just adds to the ... ...

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... layer, which protects the Earth from radiation. As a result our atmosphere is heated, and climate becomes warmer. Except air pollution, soil pollutants (fertilizers) come into the water and resulted in acid rain which has become an increasingly serious problem caused severe weather. This pollutant forms when moisture in the air combines with nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide released by automobiles, by factories ... ...

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